Clash with NRL coach a beat up: Morgan

North Queensland captain Michael Morgan has dismissed reports that he clashed with coach Paul Green at a post-match sponsor's function as a "beat-up".

The third-last Cowboys' dire season appeared to hit a new low when News Corp reported that Green had a heated argument with Morgan over his leadership in front of corporate partners following their 42-6 round 22 NRL loss.

But Morgan on Monday laughed the incident off, saying it was simply a misunderstanding.

"It certainly was a beat up," Morgan said.

"Someone has obviously taken it the wrong way.

"Myself and Greeny have many discussions about many different things and someone may have heard something and misread something that they thought had something to it.

"I have said many times before that my relationship with Greeny is a very good one and we have no problems at all."

Morgan even denied that the conversation overheard at the function was even about his leadership.